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30 Dec 15 Stuart (Australia - temperate climate)

First time gardener here! I planted young 15cm jalapeno plants almost two months ago. There were four stems all together in a small rectangular pot, so I planted them as they were. I assumed the instructions meant space them apart from other plants at x distance, but was I supposed to separate each stem and plant them apart? They're just budding little fruits now but I'm worried they'll fail eventually. Any advice?

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02 Jan 16 tastyvish (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Stuart, Ideally it should have been separated at the time when they were young,This would have given each punnet to grow and you could have enjoyed more fruits but don't worry if pot size is good they could be grown together.The best pot size for chill from my experience is 40 cms.You can always re pot and separate them during autumn,

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